Al Smith

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Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of New York
human
politician
affiliation Tammany Hall
birthName Alfred Emanuel Smith
burialPlace Calvary Cemetery, Queens
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
election 1928 United States presidential election
employer U.S. state of New York
surface form: "State of New York"
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Smith
givenName Alfred
heritage Irish descent
Italian descent
influenced President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
knownFor advocacy of social welfare legislation
opposition to Prohibition
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
movement Progressive Era
surface form: "Progressivism"
nominatedFor President of the United States
notableFor first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for President of the United States
four-term Governor of New York
leadership of the Democratic Party’s urban, immigrant wing in the 1920s
leadership of the Empire State Building construction committee
notableWork 1928 United States presidential election
surface form: "1928 United States presidential campaign"
numberOfChildren 5
occupation politician
public administrator
officeContested President of the United States in 1928
opponent Herbert Hoover
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
placeOfDeath Manhattan
New York City
positionHeld Governor of New York
Member of the New York State Assembly
President of the New York City Board of Aldermen
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Albany
surface form: "Albany, New York"

New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Catherine Ann Dunn
stateRepresented New York
wasInfluencedBy Tammany Hall
workLocation Albany
surface form: "Albany, New York"

New York City


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